Death Valley,part of the Basin and Range Province,has Been Sinking

question 56

Multiple Choice

Death Valley,part of the Basin and Range Province,has been sinking partially due to the weight of continuously accumulating sediment shed from the Black and Panamit Mountains that border the valley.What phenomenon is this an example of,and what depositional environment is created by the sediment deposition?

• A) regression and deltas
• B) subsidence and deltas
• C) regression and alluvial fans
• D) subsidence and alluvial fans

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